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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (BA Sociology) , Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA Economics) .
| 51. |
Structural- functional approach is primarily: |
| A. | an ideologyof development |
| B. | a comparison ofstudy |
| C. | a toolof investigation |
| D. | a study of power |
| Answer» C. a toolof investigation | |
| 52. |
Who wasthe doyen of pluralistsfrom amongst the following ? |
| A. | bentham |
| B. | j.s. mill |
| C. | leacock |
| D. | laski |
| Answer» D. laski | |
| 53. |
Who among the following thinkers is connected with the concept of ‘ General Will ‘ ? |
| A. | plato |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | t. h. green |
| Answer» B. rousseau | |
| 54. |
The concept of ‘ power elites ‘ is connectedwith |
| A. | austin |
| B. | pareto |
| C. | mosca |
| D. | wright mills. |
| Answer» D. wright mills. | |
| 55. |
Plato fixed the population of an idealstate as: |
| A. | 5000 |
| B. | 5040 |
| C. | 10.000 |
| D. | 7500 |
| Answer» B. 5040 | |
| 56. |
“ Sovereignty isthe supreme will of the state “ are the words of |
| A. | austin |
| B. | laski |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | willoughby |
| Answer» D. willoughby | |
| 57. |
Who was the author of the book. ‘ A Grammar of Politics ‘ |
| A. | lock |
| B. | laski |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | j.s. mill |
| Answer» B. laski | |
| 58. |
Who said that “State is a society of societies”? |
| A. | lindsay |
| B. | holland |
| C. | follet |
| D. | laski |
| Answer» D. laski | |
| 59. |
The welfare theory believes thatstate is… ? |
| A. | a means |
| B. | an end |
| C. | an organism |
| D. | supreme |
| Answer» A. a means | |
| 60. |
Who said “Where there is no law there is no freedom” |
| A. | t.h. green |
| B. | laski |
| C. | maciver |
| D. | locke |
| Answer» D. locke | |
| 61. |
Rights are unlimited according to |
| A. | individualists |
| B. | idealists |
| C. | socialists |
| D. | liberalist |
| Answer» D. liberalist | |
| 62. |
Who defined liberty as “ the positive and equal opportunity of self- realization “ ? |
| A. | j.s. mill |
| B. | laski |
| C. | parson |
| D. | thomas hobbes |
| Answer» B. laski | |
| 63. |
The view that “ all property is theft “ was expressed by |
| A. | j.s. mill |
| B. | adam smith |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | proudhon |
| Answer» D. proudhon | |
| 64. |
The Rule of Law in England means : |
| A. | law is supreme |
| B. | arbitrary power of the state |
| C. | everybody is equal before the law |
| D. | constitutional limitation of authority. |
| Answer» C. everybody is equal before the law | |
| 65. |
Who said “The God , who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time “ ? |
| A. | hobbes |
| B. | david easton |
| C. | jefferson |
| D. | karl deutsch |
| Answer» C. jefferson | |
| 66. |
Liberty and equality are anti-thetical to each other. This view was held by - |
| A. | lord action |
| B. | t.h green |
| C. | parson |
| D. | barker |
| Answer» A. lord action | |
| 67. |
The doctrine of proportionate equalitywas propounded by |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | marx |
| D. | rawls |
| Answer» A. aristotle | |
| 68. |
‘ The authoritative allocation of values ‘ was the concept given by : |
| A. | almond |
| B. | david easton |
| C. | weber |
| D. | karl deutsch |
| Answer» B. david easton | |
| 69. |
Exponent of ‘Input- Output Approach’ in political system theory ? |
| A. | david easton |
| B. | karl deutsch |
| C. | parsons |
| D. | merton |
| Answer» A. david easton | |
| 70. |
Who wasthe author of the book “ Aspects of Political Development”? |
| A. | lucian pye |
| B. | rostow |
| C. | parsons |
| D. | almond |
| Answer» A. lucian pye | |
| 71. |
Who said ‘” Politicalsocialization isthe process by which political culture are maintained andchanged”. |
| A. | j.s. mill |
| B. | almond &verba |
| C. | allan r ball |
| D. | rush |
| Answer» B. almond &verba | |
| 72. |
The Manifest political socialization is otherwise know by ….. |
| A. | latent political socialization |
| B. | indirect political socialization |
| C. | direct political socialization |
| D. | political socialization |
| Answer» C. direct political socialization | |
| 73. |
Which isthe ideal political culture according to Almond and Verba : |
| A. | parochical political culture |
| B. | subject politicalculture |
| C. | participant political culture |
| D. | positive political culture |
| Answer» C. participant political culture | |
| 74. |
According to Almond and Powell political culture involveshow many components of Orientations.? |
| A. | two |
| B. | four |
| C. | one |
| D. | three |
| Answer» D. three | |
| 75. |
Structural – functional theory wasfirst applied by ……………….. |
| A. | almond |
| B. | tawney |
| C. | shills |
| D. | rawls |
| Answer» A. almond | |
| 76. |
The year in which the ‘Universal Declaration of HumanRights’ ? |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» D. 1948 | |
| 77. |
Which one of the following is not associated with Almond’s essential characteristics of political system? |
| A. | universality of politicalsystem |
| B. | universality of political structure |
| C. | universality of political functions |
| D. | input- output approach |
| Answer» D. input- output approach | |
| 78. |
Human rights day is celebrating on ……………… |
| A. | 26th january |
| B. | 25th december |
| C. | 10th december |
| D. | 20th october |
| Answer» C. 10th december | |
| 79. |
The welfare state is first used by ………….. |
| A. | marx |
| B. | rawls |
| C. | bishop temple |
| D. | hobbes |
| Answer» C. bishop temple | |
| 80. |
The spiritual elements of the state associated with…… |
| A. | population |
| B. | government |
| C. | territory |
| D. | sovereignty |
| Answer» D. sovereignty | |
| 81. |
Who said , “Political science deals with government only “ ? |
| A. | leacock |
| B. | dhal |
| C. | marx |
| D. | gettle |
| Answer» A. leacock | |
| 82. |
Who used the term ‘political system ‘ instead of ‘ Politics’ ? |
| A. | morgenthau |
| B. | easton |
| C. | garner |
| D. | robert . a.dhal |
| Answer» D. robert . a.dhal | |
| 83. |
Who stated political science is a‘ descriptive and normative science’ |
| A. | marx webber |
| B. | robson |
| C. | paul janet |
| D. | wilson |
| Answer» A. marx webber | |
| 84. |
The author of the book ‘ Modern Politics andGovernment’ |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | alan ball |
| C. | van dyke |
| D. | lock |
| Answer» B. alan ball | |
| 85. |
Which approach in political science is known as speculative or ethical or metaphysical approach ? |
| A. | philosophical |
| B. | historical |
| C. | institutional |
| D. | behaviour |
| Answer» A. philosophical | |
| 86. |
Who said, “ History not only explains institutions but it helps usto make certain deduction for future guidance”. |
| A. | gilchrist |
| B. | robert dhal |
| C. | weber |
| D. | deutsch |
| Answer» A. gilchrist | |
| 87. |
Who stated that, “ various institutions constitute the structure of the society it is also called structural approach." |
| A. | easton |
| B. | rawls |
| C. | wasby |
| D. | hobbes |
| Answer» C. wasby | |
| 88. |
Which approach to adopt the methods of natural sciences likeobservation,survey andmeasurementinpoliticalscience. |
| A. | structural |
| B. | historical |
| C. | institutional |
| D. | behaviour |
| Answer» D. behaviour | |
| 89. |
Who observed .......statement, " Historically speaking , the behavioural approach was a protestmovementwithin political science. ". |
| A. | simon |
| B. | robert dhal |
| C. | almond |
| D. | marx weber |
| Answer» B. robert dhal | |
| 90. |
Which one of the following is not a characteristics of Behaviouralism according to Simon ? |
| A. | regularities |
| B. | verification |
| C. | techniques |
| D. | pure arts |
| Answer» D. pure arts | |
| 91. |
In political science: "Studies should be relevant and meaningful for urgent social problems”. It is the demands of ……………? |
| A. | individualists |
| B. | idealists |
| C. | post- behaviouralists |
| D. | behaviourlists |
| Answer» C. post- behaviouralists | |
| 92. |
Whose statement is that , “to know is to bear the responsibility for acting and to act is to engage in reshaping society”. |
| A. | almond |
| B. | david easton |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | robert . a. dhal |
| Answer» B. david easton | |
| 93. |
“The only basis of the subject of politicsis power and that to an integration of all powers- political, economic and ideological”. Who made this statement ? |
| A. | harold laski |
| B. | allan ball |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | simon |
| Answer» C. karl marx | |
| 94. |
Who among the following thinker combined ‘ naturalrights’ with ‘physiological metaphor’ ? |
| A. | lock |
| B. | spencer |
| C. | t.h. green |
| D. | burke |
| Answer» A. lock | |
| 95. |
In connection with the formation of state " Kinshipcreated a common consciousness , common interest and common purpose" It is the statement of ? |
| A. | maciver |
| B. | henry maine |
| C. | weber |
| D. | morgan |
| Answer» B. henry maine | |
| 96. |
Who said that the state " arose not asthe creator of law but as the interpreter and enforcer of custom" |
| A. | gettell |
| B. | locke |
| C. | laski |
| D. | maciver |
| Answer» A. gettell | |
| 97. |
The right of freedom, the right of life, freedom of speechand expression, property, association, education etc. is the manifestation of liberty? |
| A. | political |
| B. | civil |
| C. | natural |
| D. | moral |
| Answer» B. civil | |
| 98. |
The right to vote, right to stand for election, right to hold public office and the right to criticise the government are examples of ? |
| A. | politicalrights |
| B. | civil rights |
| C. | natural rights |
| D. | moral rights |
| Answer» A. politicalrights | |
| 99. |
The rule of law is an effective instrument of …………… |
| A. | social liberty |
| B. | communal liberty |
| C. | natural liberty |
| D. | individual liberty. |
| Answer» D. individual liberty. | |
| 100. |
Who observed that “the more widespread distribution of power in the state, the more decentralized itscharacter .......". |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | locke |
| C. | laski |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» C. laski | |
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